Research Article

The Influence of Stress Perception on Academic Procrastination in Postgraduate Students: The Role of Self-Efficacy for Self-Regulated Learning and Self-Control

Table 1

Questionnaire items.

Latent variablesMeasurement factorsMeasurement itemsRangeAlpha

Academic procrastinationTendency to procrastinateI always procrastinate when it comes to reading academic literature.1-50.86
I always procrastinate when it comes to writing term papers or assignments.
I always procrastinate when it comes to publishing a paper or completing a research paper.
I always procrastinate when it comes to completing academic-related tasks assigned by my instructors.
Degree of distressThe procrastination that occurs when reading academic literature is always a pain for me.0.88
The procrastination that occurs when writing term papers or assignments is always a pain for me.
The procrastination that occurs when publishing a paper or completing a research paper is always a pain for me.
Procrastination in completing academic-related tasks assigned by my instructors has always been a pain for me.
Intention to reduce procrastinationI am very interested in reducing the procrastination that occurs when reading academic literature.0.91
I am very interested in reducing the procrastination that occurs when writing term papers or assignments.
I am very interested in reducing the procrastination that occurs when publishing papers or completing research papers.
I am very interested in reducing the procrastination that occurs when completing tasks assigned by my instructor.
Stress perceptionTensionDistracted by the occurrence of something unpredictable.1-50.83
Feelings of being unable to control the important things in your life.
Feeling nervous and stressed.
Successfully deal with annoying life troubles.
Feel that you can effectively handle the important changes that happen in your life.
Feel confident that you can handle your own personal problems.
Feeling that things are going well.
Loss of controlFeeling like you cannot handle all the things you have to do.0.76
Have a way to control the annoying things in life.
Often feel like I am the master of things.
Often angry, because many things happen beyond control.
Often think of some things you must accomplish.
Often able to master how to organize time.
Often feel that difficult things are piling up and you cannot overcome them.
Self-efficacy for self-regulated learningComplete the assignment by the deadline.1-70.79
Choose to study even when there are other things to do that interest you.
Focus on school work.
Taking class notes.
Go online or to the library for information needed for your assignment.
Have a plan for your schoolwork.
Organize your coursework.
Remember the classroom and book content.
Find a place to study where there are no distractions.
Motivate yourself to do your homework.
Participate in class discussions.
Self-controlSelf-regulationI can resist temptation very well.1-50.85
People say I have self-control of steel.
I can work efficiently for a long-term goal.
Impulse controlI will do things that bring me joy but are bad for me.0.90
Sometimes I get distracted by having fun and cannot finish my tasks on time.
Sometimes I cannot help but do things that I know are wrong
I often take action without thinking it through.